The record industry is changing, and sooner or later we had to face the reality that there's not a lot of room at major labels for any kind of creative music -- not just jazz -- that doesn't generate large sales,
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It's something that jazz has gotten away from, and it's unfortunate. Players aren't physical anymore.Branford Marsalis
I think that if you keep banging at the door all you need is a little foothold, a little tiny foothold, and then the rest will take care of itself.
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I like to make records sound good. I'm more like a reducer than a producer. If an artist cannot produce themselves, what's the point?
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There's a certain kind of motion and pacing that our music has, and this just doesn't have that. We just kind of rushed to the conclusion of most of the songs. I just would've preferred to done them over.
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What is jazz? It, It's almost like asking, What is French? Jazz is a musical language. It's a musical dialect that actually embodies the spirit of America.
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